The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-04-14

yellow or light peacock-blue. The Oriental
idea of coloring prevails to great extent in
the matter of furnishings. Oriental rugs are
on the foors the portieres and hangings at
the windows are in the same rich colorings
and the upholstery of the furniture gives
hints of the same idea.
In fine houses the floors are inlaid with
marquetry, an arrangement of polished
woods in different tints joined together in set
designs. The centre of the floor will have a
small tile pattern, with wide ornamental
border extending round the edges. Daghes-
tan, Turkey and Persian carpets and rugs,
rich in their Oriental magnifcence cover
the floor, showing border of the polished
flooring beyond. In the archways of hall
and doorway japanese fretwork of polished
wood, very open and light, is inserted across
the top, with pole of brass or wood below,
from which are suspended rich curtains
lined with silk, artistically looped and
draped
The French fashion of covering the walls
with satin or other textile fabrics has been
brought into practical use recently on this
side of the water, a notable example being
seen in the Garrett mansion in Baltimore in
which the walls of the drawing-rooms are
covered with Gobelin tapestries, and those of
the ballroom with white satin. The ceiling
of the latter room is of gold, and in the, for
mer is most beautifully frescoed In many
drawing-rooms the walls are covered with
tufted satin, put on smoothly by the uphol-
sterer's art, with pleated frieze above of
darker tint; or instead, hanging curtains of
silk, suspended from a rod near the ceiling,
and falling straight down to the floor, cover
the walls. There are also printed canvas
and satin wall paperings of artistic design
that are put on like paper; or, where moth
ing SO elaborate is desired, handsome paper
ings in all tints and tones of color, that give
the desired finish to the room.
In handsome rooms, such as those de-
scribed, the windows are draped in lace and
heavy long curtains of brocatelle, and at the
doors are portieres of silk-lined plush looped
back with cords. Brown and gold brOcatelle
is handsome for the windows, arranged with
a long curtain at each side and drapery
piece in the CENTRE and at the doors there
lined with gold spun silk. The same broca-
telle that forms the window curtains is used
to cover two or three of the larger pieces of
furniture, while the rest of the suit is made
up Of odd pieces, upholstered in various
styles. Variety is sought after, and all that
has set, formal look avoided. Several
chairs of mahogany in antique style, luxu-
riously upholstered in plush or tapestry, one
or two deepseated gilded wicker chairs, with
embroidered silken cushions tied in seat
and back with ribbons, a foot-stool or two
and large tete-a-tete chair, may appropri-
ately form the complement of the furniture
in the roOm Add to this mirror backed
standing and mantel cabinets filled with rare
bric-a-brac, music cabinet with space for
music and portfolios below and shelves for
ornaments above, and an upright or parlor
have the tout ensemble Of the drawing-room of
to-day. An easel of polished brass, with
light silk scarf thrown across its top, holding
an engraving or painting beautiful forms in
bronze and marble, and pictures on the wallsS
artistic accessories that give the needed grace
ful finish to the room.
By the embroideries on mantel and piano,
chair and table-the work of the skillful fin
gers of the ladies of the household-an air of
understandable daintiness is lent to the room.
production Of many beautiful objects for the
decoration Of the home; and many ladies
render surprisingly beautiful the pOrtieres,
window curtains and ffieze by borders Of
hand-wrought embroidery, often of original
design.
In the library the book shelves ranged
along the walls are low, and above them are
get busts of men famous In history, and
figures celebrated in song and story. The
polished floor IL bare except for a small rug
under the library table and the skins of an
imals laid here and there before deepseated,
comfortable leather arm-chais and lounges.
Leather has long been considered q pecu-
lisriy appropriate to the furniture Of the
library, but the idea is now carried to the
extreme in having the wall covering Of that
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